Helping Out

April 22, 2009

FUNDRAISERS

*Registration has started for the 2nd annual Palos Bank Southwest Half Marathon. The 13.1-mile race is on May 3 and starts at 7:30 a.m. at Palos Heights City Hall, 76th Avenue and Illinois Highway 83. Registration is $55 and there is no on-site registration. To register, or to get course-route information, visit palosbankhalfmarathon.com or call 773-868-3010. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the South West Special Recreation Association, prostate cancer research and the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.

*A garage sale fundraiser will be held from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at 1305 Sherborn Ct. N., Minooka. Admission is free. Proceeds support the non-profit group Mothers & More, Will County chapter. Call 815-828-0618.

DONATIONS

*People are encouraged to donate used eyeglasses at the reception booth in the Oak Lawn public library, 9427 S. Raymond Ave. The glasses will go to the Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, a non-profit that provides free eye exams and eyeglasses to people in poverty-stricken areas of underdeveloped countries. Donations are accepted year-round. Call 708-422-4990 or visit vosh.org

FREE ADVICE

*Job seekers are invited to sharpen their interviewing skills at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Illinois Highway 59, Plainfield. Admission is free. Participants are asked to bring up to 20 copies of their resume. Call 815-436-2651.